Flowers?
Yet after tossing him the flowers, Sasuke said nothing more and led his adult self toward a less populated area.
Adult Sasuke naturally recognized the direction they were heading.
Soon, they arrived at the Uchiha Clan's former compound.
But everything here had changed, too. The buildings had been repurposed, then ravaged by the Tailed Beasts, leaving ruins piled upon ruins.
In this timeline... none of the clan's buildings were preserved?
He knew this timeline differed from his own past. Other members of the Uchiha Clan had survived, but they were no longer in Konoha.
Sasuke did not stop, however. He continued onward until they reached the Uchiha Clan's secret meeting place, the Naka Shrine.
Sasuke formed hand seals with practiced ease. The floor rose, and the two descended.
After lighting the surrounding torches with a small Fire Release technique, Sasuke turned to face his adult self.
"Don't resist."
Sasuke offered that remark without explanation, and the scenery around them changed in an instant.
Adult Sasuke could clearly see the space around him shifting.
This was not his first time seeing it. Sasuke had already revealed this alternate dimension, called "Tsukuyomi," when arranging things for the Tailed Beasts.
But the scenery this time was different. At the very least, Adult Sasuke saw none of the Tailed Beasts that had been transported here the previous night.
From the bright moon hanging in the sky to the yellow sand stretching as far as the eye could see, everything about their surroundings felt utterly desolate.
What drew his attention most, however, was the Giant Ice in the center of the desert, radiating a faint chill.
"This is..."
For the first time, Adult Sasuke's perpetually calm expression faltered.
The enormous block of ice, whose contents had once been obscured from both Sasuke and Naruto